11TH EDITION TEST BANK 2024 UPDATE
FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL ANSWERS
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⩥ globalization of markets. Answer: Moving away from an economic
system in which national markets are distinct entities, isolated by trade
barriers and barriers of distance, time, and culture, and toward a system
in which national markets are merging into one global market
⩥ globalization of production. Answer: Trend by individual firms to
disperse parts of their productive processes to different locations around
the globe to take advantage of differences in cost and quality of factors
of production.
⩥ factors of production. Answer: Inputs into the productive process of a
firm, including labor, management, land, capital, and technological
know-how
⩥ general agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT). Answer: international
treaty that committed signatories to lowering barriers to the free flow of
goods across national borders; led to the World Trade Organization
, ⩥ World Trade organization (WTO). Answer: the organization that
succeeded the general agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT) as a result
of the successful completion of the Uruguay round of GATT
negotiations
⩥ International Monetary Fund (IMF). Answer: international institution
set up to maintain order in the international monetary system
⩥ World Bank. Answer: International institution set up to promote
general economic development in the worlds poorer nations
⩥ United Nations. Answer: An international organization made up of
193 countries headquartered in NYC, formed in 1945 to promote peace,
security, and cooperation.
⩥ G20. Answer: Comprises the finance ministers and central bank
governors of the 19 largest economies in the world, plus representatives
from the European Union and the European Central Bank.
⩥ International Trade. Answer: Occurs when a firm exports goods or
services to consumers in another country
⩥ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Answer: Direct investment in
business operations in a foreign country.